+15 Quarter life crisis picking ER vs Consulting in Healthcare/Lifesci 7 1y
+3 Deutsche Bank ER Pharma London 2 1y
+11 Should I respond to cold messages about a role I haven’t even started yet? 3 1y
+6 CFA or FMVA for Equity Research? 2 1y
+12 WARNING: Keybanc Posting Ghost Jobs to ER Associate Positions 1 1y
+4 Does ER recruit out of undergrad/timeline 7 1y
0 Equity Research 2026 timeline 2 1y
0 Equity Research Superday Technicals? 3 1y
+3 Moving to the buyside from boutique ER 6 1y
0 ER recruiting timeline college 1 1y
0 Sellside Institutional ER covering Textiles 1 1y
+3 Morgan Stanley ER 2026 6 1y
0 T. Rowe Price SA26 4 1y
+48 2024 ER Bonus Megathread 58 1y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
+6 Fidelity vs RBC 6 1y
+22 For those ER Associates that moved to LO jobs... 11 1y
+1 Biotech ER 3 1y
0 Sands Capital Management - Interview - Equity Research Data 1y
+11 Physics PhD looking at ER - London 2 1y
+8 Does anyone have a fig model? 11 1y
+14 ER Biz Model/Unit Economics 4 1y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Management Data 1y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 1y
0 Forte Capital Group - Interview - NA Data 1y
+10 Highlighting Independent Research on Resume 2 1y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 1y
0 National Bank of Canada - Interview - Equity Research Data 1y
0 MS ER SA 26 4 1y
+9 Equity Research Associate (MS) - Writing & Modeling Test 1 1y
+15 ER:Top ranked but toxic team at a small shop VS Mediocre team at BB? 6 1y
+6 Sell side research written and modeling test 5 1y
0 Bank of China - Interview - Energy Data 1y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Equity Research Data 1y
+18 Comp progression in biotech ER on SS? 4 1y
+163 Q&A - Buyside Equity Research Analyst/PM 47 1y
0 ER interview technicals 1 1y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 1y
+1 N/A 2 1y
0 Modeling Question 2 1y
0 CIC Market Solutions - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 1y
+33 Offer to pivot to SS ER from IR 16 1y
0 BNPP Exane 2 1y
0 Citizens Bank - Review - Equity Research Data 1y
0 Citizens Bank - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 1y
0 ER Interview Scotia 4 1y
+9 Consulting to Equity Research 1 1y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 1y
+46 Equity Research Compensation Progression 8 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Research Data 1y
+20 Figuring out if analysts are good 10 1y
0 Wedbush - Review - Equity Research Data 1y
0 Wedbush - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Consumer Investments Data 1y
0 JPM - Global Index Research Analyst 1 1y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Interview - Equity Research Data 1y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
+1 Best Modeling Skills: IB or ER or PC? 3 1y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Asset Management Data 1y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Equity Research Data 1y
+19 What Next? - FT ER recruiting 5 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Equity Research Data 1y
+208 Feel Trapped, Exit Opps From Sell-Side ER? 59 1y
0 CFRA - Interview - Equity Research Data 1y
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Autos Data 1y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 1y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 1y
0 How to prepare for SS ER summer internship? 1 1y
0 Canaccord Genuity ER 3 1y
+1 Prepare for buy-side ER intern 4 1y
0 British Columbia Investment Management Corporation - Review - Equity Research Data 1y
+14 MM Sell Side Sr Analyst comp 5 1y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Technology Data 1y
+3 Career trajectory in Equity Research (biotech) 1 1y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Equity Research Data 1y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 1y
+9 Sectoral Differences in Information Asymmetry? 5 1y
0 Wellington Management - Review - Equity Research Data 1y
0 Wellington Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 1y
+19 SS ER to Consulting 6 1y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Equity Research Data 1y
0 Brigham Young University - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 1y
0 Consumer Edge - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Equity Research Data 1y
0 Dodge & Cox - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+2 Equity Research 3 1y
0 Exane BNP Paribas - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 1y
0 Franklin Templeton - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 1y
+6 Equity Research Summer 2026 Megathread 5 1y
+11 Equity Research FT Recruiting 6 1y
+3 Oppenheimer ER SA 2025 7 1y
+4 Just got invited to take SIG's Capital Markets 2022 assessment 23 1y
+23 CFA or FMVA for equity research? 5 1y
0 Leerink Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 1y
+7 Advice for retaining information on “coverage” of 10 stocks. 4 1y
0 Cleveland Research Company - Review - Equity Research Data 1y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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